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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (46.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
$8.00 1 User/Month (Billed Annually)
Knack
Star Rating
(114)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Browse all 4 pricing plansZoho Creator
Star Rating
(162)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$8.00 1 User/Month (Billed Annually)
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Zoho Creator excels in Customization, particularly with its Custom Fields feature, which received a perfect score of 10.0, allowing for extensive personalization of applications. In contrast, Knack's customization options, while solid, scored slightly lower at 8.3.
- Reviewers mention that Knack shines in Data Synchronization, achieving a score of 9.1, which is higher than Zoho Creator's 8.9. Users appreciate Knack's seamless integration capabilities with external data sources, making it easier to keep data up-to-date.
- G2 users highlight Zoho Creator's superior Workflow Automation capabilities, scoring 9.2, which allows for complex automation processes. Users say that this feature significantly enhances productivity compared to Knack's score of 8.6 in the same category.
- Reviewers mention that Knack's Help Guides and customer support resources are particularly strong, with a score of 9.0, making it easier for new users to get started. In contrast, Zoho Creator's help guides scored 8.7, indicating a slight edge for Knack in user support.
- Users on G2 report that Zoho Creator's Application Templates scored 8.5, providing a variety of pre-built options that help users quickly deploy applications. Knack's templates, while useful, scored slightly lower at 8.3, indicating that Zoho may offer a more robust selection.
- Users say that Knack's Mobile User Support is lacking, with a score of 7.7, which can be a drawback for teams that rely on mobile access. In contrast, Zoho Creator's mobile capabilities are more robust, contributing to a better overall user experience for mobile users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Knack
Free Trial
Free Trial
Knack offers a 14-day free trial period for you to explore and become familiar with the Knack online database platform. No credit card is required during this trial period.
- 14 Days Free
Zoho Creator
STANDARD
$8.00
1 User/Month (Billed Annually)
- 1 Application
- Basic building blocks - forms, reports, pages
- Multi-experience deployment - web/mobile/tablet
Free Trial
Knack
Free Trial is available
Zoho Creator
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
85
8.5
143
Ease of Use
8.7
92
8.4
142
Ease of Setup
8.4
68
8.6
85
Ease of Admin
8.6
57
8.7
82
Quality of Support
8.1
80
8.1
138
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
56
8.7
81
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
83
8.1
141
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.9
21
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
9.5
14
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
9.1
18
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Customer Support
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
8.1
16
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
14
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
6.5
12
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
16
|
Verified
Automation
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.8
17
|
Verified
Development
Not enough data
8.9
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
16
|
Verified
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Workload
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.9
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
5.5
13
Not enough data
Support
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
5.6
12
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
Security
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
Performance
7.5
14
Not enough data
5.6
12
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
5.7
14
Not enough data
Database Features
8.4
41
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.0
42
Not enough data
8.2
41
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.1
38
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.7
10
Data Control
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Agentic AI - Drag and Drop App Builder
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
12
9.4
14
8.5
9
8.6
12
4.1
9
8.1
12
8.2
10
8.5
14
9.0
12
9.1
13
8.9
11
8.7
14
8.7
9
7.9
12
Customization
9.9
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
9.1
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Design
Not enough data
7.5
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
42
|
Verified
Data Control
Not enough data
8.5
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
39
|
Verified
Publishing
Not enough data
8.6
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.7
41
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Low-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Development
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
9.0
25
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.9
24
Database
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
9.1
24
Not enough data
9.3
21
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.8
26
Infrastructure
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
9.5
24
User Interface Design
7.9
34
|
Verified
9.3
18
8.0
34
|
Verified
8.9
18
8.0
29
|
Verified
8.8
17
8.5
33
|
Verified
8.7
18
Data Control
8.4
30
|
Verified
8.6
17
8.2
30
|
Verified
9.0
17
8.8
32
|
Verified
9.7
17
Publishing
8.7
31
|
Verified
9.2
17
9.0
29
9.2
18
7.8
29
|
Verified
9.0
17
Agentic AI - No-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.1
31
Database Administration
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
9.0
30
Not enough data
8.5
31
Availability
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
9.1
34
Security
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Data Management
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.3
10
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Knack and Zoho Creator are categorized as Application Development Platforms and No-Code Development Platforms
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Knack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Zoho Creator
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Construction
8.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.5%
Marketing and Advertising
6.5%
Education Management
5.6%
Other
65.4%
Information Technology and Services
16.3%
Computer Software
8.5%
Marketing and Advertising
3.3%
Education Management
3.3%
Consumer Services
3.3%
Other
65.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
Knack
Most Helpful Favorable Review
John Y.
Verified User in Accounting
Our team has used Knack to build out entire OS systems for nonprofits and small businesses. It's flexibility allows for many variations to meet needs from receipt submissions on the finance side to data tracking on the program/mission side. While there is...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Emiliano H.
Verified User
The API is beyond ridiculous. All fields have meaningless names like "field_1542" and "object_67". The API does not return the values you write into it. It is insanely slow, needing multithreaded requests just so you get above 2 updates per second. That is...
Zoho Creator
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Md_Zubair A.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
The best thing about Zoho creator is that it combines the elements of web design and coding in one without much or any knowledge of core coding. All the components exist in the package which are required for the user to build web application are packed into...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Blake M.
Verified User in Consumer Services
If you get stuck building your app, it can get very frustrating. They do have a good customer support staff though, I have a plan that includes live chat
John Y.
Verified User in Accounting
Our team has used Knack to build out entire OS systems for nonprofits and small businesses. It's flexibility allows for many variations to meet needs from receipt submissions on the finance side to data tracking on the program/mission side. While there is...
Md_Zubair A.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
The best thing about Zoho creator is that it combines the elements of web design and coding in one without much or any knowledge of core coding. All the components exist in the package which are required for the user to build web application are packed into...
Emiliano H.
Verified User
The API is beyond ridiculous. All fields have meaningless names like "field_1542" and "object_67". The API does not return the values you write into it. It is insanely slow, needing multithreaded requests just so you get above 2 updates per second. That is...
Blake M.
Verified User in Consumer Services
If you get stuck building your app, it can get very frustrating. They do have a good customer support staff though, I have a plan that includes live chat
Discussions
Knack has no discussions with answers
Do I need to install software on my computer to use Zoho Creator?
1 Comment
FR
No software downloads are needed. Zoho runs on the cloud and is accessible via mobile, desktop or table over any browser.Read more
Do I need to know coding to create an application?
1 Comment
SL
It is easy to create a basic database with no coding experience and the scripting (coding) language is easy to learn.Read more
How is Zoho Creator priced?
1 Comment
FR
Price varies based on number of users and features you add to your app.
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